Podcast: John Albert, Darren Elkins

TJ De Santis and Todd Martin were back on The Sherdog Radio Network
Friday for another edition of "Beatdown." Joining them were UFC
fighters John Albert
and Darren
Elkins.

Albert is back in action on Dec. 8 as part of the UFC on Fox 5
card. “The Ultimate Fighter” alumnus is scheduled to face former
UFC bantamweight title challenger Scott
Jorgensen in Seattle. Albert talks about the upcoming matchup
and if he feels Jorgensen is the same fighter that faced Dominick
Cruz for the title. Albert also discusses his 0-2 record in
2012, if this fight is a battle for employment and how his loss to
Ivan
Menjivar is his favorite performance to date.

Elkins is 4-0 as a featherweight inside the UFC. The Indiana-based
mixed martial artist joined De Santis and Martin to talk about his
most recent victory over Steven Siler.
Elkins also breaks down why he feels he is a better fighter at
featherweight, why he has yet to finish an opponent at that weight
and what he feels might be coming up next for him.

TJ and Todd also discuss what it takes to make a star in mixed
martial arts, the UFC's non-unionized roster and what their
memories of Strikeforce will be as the promotion heads into its
final card. Listen to “Beatdown” here.